Voices in London

Jacqueline de Rojas

The Author

Jacqueline de Rojas

Jacqueline is the President of techUK and sits as a Non-Executive Director on the board of UK technology business Rightmove plc. She also holds advisory roles on the boards of Digital Leaders and Accelerate-HER. She believes the UK can seize its place as a digital nation of significance by attracting, growing and retaining talent and demonstrating that it is a country open for business to global markets.

The EU referendum is a watershed in British history. The UK is now committed to forging a new future outside the European Union and the next Government will be tasked with inventing this new future. Brexit is a huge challenge but there is another important economic and social imperative that cannot wait – how to create a modern and open digital economy that works for everyone. The pace of globalisation will only increase over the next five years, so whilst we navigate Brexit, we have to focus...Read more

There’s a growing divide between the UK’s digital optimism and its digital realism. Long renowned as a leader in the fields of science and industrial innovation, the UK has recently demonstrated that it also has the potential to be a digital nation of significance. The UK has already created 17 tech unicorns. That’s 17 businesses worth a billion dollars! And such achievements testify to this country’s massive potential in the space. But the reality of achieving this potential is hampered by...Read more